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Tuesday, October 25, 2011

It's time to start thinking about Christmas with a giveaway!

Is it just me or do the days seem to be flying by? I can hardly believe that it's time to start thinking about Christmas, but it's going to be here before you know it!

Just this past weekend, we got our pictures taken with one of the most amazing local photographers I know. I can't wait to see how they turn out! I do know for sure that one of them will be the photo we use for our Christmas cards.

I've just spent some time on Shutterfly's website getting excited about ordering the Christmas cards! There are some great ones available. Here are a few that I love!

I can tell it's going to be hard for me to choose! There are so many great choices from Shutterfly available.

Getting the mail is one of my favorite things to do in the weeks before Christmas, but one of my biggest Christmas card pet peeves is getting a card in the mail that contains only a picture. No handwritten message, no family Christmas letter, just a picture. We call those the "I'm alive" Christmas cards around here, because really, that's all that picture tell you is that yep, they are still kickin'.

I love that the folded cards give you the chance to write your personal message to the recipient because in a facebook and twitter world, sometimes coming back to the simple things like a handwritten note is what it's all about.

One of the other things I like to do to end out my year is to make a photo book. I tried scrapbooking but gave it up when that third child came around. I just didn't have time anymore! Photo books give me a chance to take the most important pictures from the year off my computer and put them all into one easy to access place.

Shutterfly continues to amaze me with it's easy to use downloads and beautiful custom photo books. Just look at this one.

Wouldn't that make a beautiful book to store a year full of family memories in?

To help you jump start your holiday planning Shutterfly is giving 3 of my readers 25 FREE cards! You can use them for your holiday cards, for thank you cards or for your moving or birth announcement.

My kids are 18, 15, 5 & 4. One of the Christmas Traditions that ALL of them enjoy is decorating the tree. We wait for our oldest son to come home from college. Then we put on The Peanuts Christmas CD as we decorate the tree, dance around like they do on the Charlie Brown Special, and laugh. Even the dog gets involved. Afterwards, we watch Elf and follow it up with The Santa Clause movie. Yep, It's a Wonderful Life here at Christmas!

I'm a new follower of your blog. Love what I've read and seen so far! I love putting the lights on the Christmas tree with the whole family. It isn't Christmas if there isn't some arguing about how it should be done. :)

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Holy Craft is a home and family blog written by a stay at home mom of three. It's my hope that I can help you to live well on less, share tips and tricks to make you more efficient around the house and bring you inspiration for your every day life all without breaking the bank!